Chords for Mary Gauthier "Last of the Hobo Kings"
Tempo:
70.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Bm
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Bm]
[B] [A] [E]
[Bm]
Here's [A] a story about a man who called himself [E] Steam Train.
[Bm]
[E] [A] [E]
Steam Train Mori died last night.
[Bm] His wife Wanda was by his side.
[A] He caught the [E] westbound out of here, hopped the high irons to the by and by.
They say he jumped a thousand [B] trains, rode a million [E] miles for free, helped out at PA
[A] hospitals [E]
and penitentiaries.
Dandy Dave and Rusty [Bm] Nails and Sweet Lady Sugar Cane, [A] Dead Eye Kate and the baloney
kid [E] raised their cup tonight in Steam Train's name.
Senators and congressmen, [Bm]
puppets on a string, [A] among windswept vagabonds, [E]
Steam Train was the [G] king.
He [B] was the [F#m] last [A]
[E] of the hobo kings.
[Bm] He [F#m] was the last [A]
of the [E] hobo kings.
[F#] [E]
[Bm] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
Bums drink and wander [Bm] around, tramps dream and wander to, [A] but a hobo was a pioneer [E] and he
preferred to work for food.
[A] [E] He knew how the nation was doing by the length [Bm] of a sidewalk cigarette butt, [A] born with an
aching wanderlust [E]
embedded in his [E] gut.
Hounded, beaten, laughed at, broke, [Bm] chased out of every town [A] with his walk-in stick scepter,
[E] with his shredded coffee can [F#m] crowned the last [B] [A]
[E] of the hobo kings.
[F#m] He was the last [A]
of the [E] hobo kings.
[E] [A] [E]
[Bm]
[E] [A] [Em]
[E] [A] [E] [E] The last freemen are hobos, [Bm] Steinbeck said, and he paid them cash.
[A]
The stories that he bought from them [E] helped him write the Grapes of Wrath.
But boxcars have been sealed for [Bm] years and trespassers, [E] they do time.
[A]
Railroad yards are razor [E]-wired and hoboing's a [A] crime.
[E] So here's to ya, steam train Morrie, [Bm] hold that westbound tight [A] as you ride off into history.
[E] The last hobo, the last [G#] ride, the [F#m] last [A] of the [E] hobo kings.
He [F#] was the last [A] of [E] the hobo kings.
[A]
[E]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[E]
[N]
[Bm]
[B] [A] [E]
[Bm]
Here's [A] a story about a man who called himself [E] Steam Train.
[Bm]
[E] [A] [E]
Steam Train Mori died last night.
[Bm] His wife Wanda was by his side.
[A] He caught the [E] westbound out of here, hopped the high irons to the by and by.
They say he jumped a thousand [B] trains, rode a million [E] miles for free, helped out at PA
[A] hospitals [E]
and penitentiaries.
Dandy Dave and Rusty [Bm] Nails and Sweet Lady Sugar Cane, [A] Dead Eye Kate and the baloney
kid [E] raised their cup tonight in Steam Train's name.
Senators and congressmen, [Bm]
puppets on a string, [A] among windswept vagabonds, [E]
Steam Train was the [G] king.
He [B] was the [F#m] last [A]
[E] of the hobo kings.
[Bm] He [F#m] was the last [A]
of the [E] hobo kings.
[F#] [E]
[Bm] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
Bums drink and wander [Bm] around, tramps dream and wander to, [A] but a hobo was a pioneer [E] and he
preferred to work for food.
[A] [E] He knew how the nation was doing by the length [Bm] of a sidewalk cigarette butt, [A] born with an
aching wanderlust [E]
embedded in his [E] gut.
Hounded, beaten, laughed at, broke, [Bm] chased out of every town [A] with his walk-in stick scepter,
[E] with his shredded coffee can [F#m] crowned the last [B] [A]
[E] of the hobo kings.
[F#m] He was the last [A]
of the [E] hobo kings.
[E] [A] [E]
[Bm]
[E] [A] [Em]
[E] [A] [E] [E] The last freemen are hobos, [Bm] Steinbeck said, and he paid them cash.
[A]
The stories that he bought from them [E] helped him write the Grapes of Wrath.
But boxcars have been sealed for [Bm] years and trespassers, [E] they do time.
[A]
Railroad yards are razor [E]-wired and hoboing's a [A] crime.
[E] So here's to ya, steam train Morrie, [Bm] hold that westbound tight [A] as you ride off into history.
[E] The last hobo, the last [G#] ride, the [F#m] last [A] of the [E] hobo kings.
He [F#] was the last [A] of [E] the hobo kings.
[A]
[E]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[E]
[N]
Key:
E
A
Bm
F#m
B
E
A
Bm
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ Here's [A] a story about a man who called himself [E] Steam Train.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Steam Train Mori died last night.
[Bm] His wife Wanda was by his side.
[A] He caught the [E] westbound out of here, hopped the high irons to the by and by.
They say he jumped a thousand [B] trains, rode a million [E] miles for free, helped out at PA
[A] hospitals [E]
and penitentiaries.
_ Dandy Dave and Rusty [Bm] Nails and Sweet Lady Sugar Cane, [A] Dead Eye Kate and the baloney
kid [E] raised their cup tonight in Steam Train's name.
Senators and congressmen, [Bm]
puppets on a string, _ [A] among windswept vagabonds, [E]
Steam Train was the [G] king.
He [B] was the [F#m] last _ _ [A] _
_ [E] of the hobo kings. _ _ _
_ [Bm] He [F#m] was the last _ _ [A] _
_ of the [E] hobo kings. _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Bums drink and wander [Bm] around, tramps dream and wander to, [A] but a hobo was a pioneer [E] and he
preferred to work for food.
[A] [E] He knew how the nation was doing by the length [Bm] of a sidewalk cigarette butt, _ [A] born with an
aching wanderlust [E]
embedded in his [E] gut.
Hounded, beaten, laughed at, broke, [Bm] chased out of every town [A] with his walk-in stick scepter,
[E] with his shredded coffee can [F#m] crowned the last [B] _ [A] _
_ [E] of the hobo kings. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] He was the last _ _ [A] _
_ of the [E] hobo kings. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [E] _ _ The last freemen are hobos, [Bm] Steinbeck said, and he paid them cash.
_ [A]
The stories that he bought from them [E] helped him write the Grapes of Wrath.
But boxcars have been sealed for [Bm] years and trespassers, [E] they do time.
[A]
Railroad yards are razor [E]-wired and hoboing's a [A] crime.
[E] So here's to ya, steam train Morrie, [Bm] hold that westbound tight [A] as you ride off into history.
[E] The last hobo, the last [G#] ride, the [F#m] last _ [A] _ _ of the [E] hobo kings.
_ _ _ _ He [F#] was the last _ [A] _ _ of [E] the hobo kings. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ Here's [A] a story about a man who called himself [E] Steam Train.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Steam Train Mori died last night.
[Bm] His wife Wanda was by his side.
[A] He caught the [E] westbound out of here, hopped the high irons to the by and by.
They say he jumped a thousand [B] trains, rode a million [E] miles for free, helped out at PA
[A] hospitals [E]
and penitentiaries.
_ Dandy Dave and Rusty [Bm] Nails and Sweet Lady Sugar Cane, [A] Dead Eye Kate and the baloney
kid [E] raised their cup tonight in Steam Train's name.
Senators and congressmen, [Bm]
puppets on a string, _ [A] among windswept vagabonds, [E]
Steam Train was the [G] king.
He [B] was the [F#m] last _ _ [A] _
_ [E] of the hobo kings. _ _ _
_ [Bm] He [F#m] was the last _ _ [A] _
_ of the [E] hobo kings. _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Bums drink and wander [Bm] around, tramps dream and wander to, [A] but a hobo was a pioneer [E] and he
preferred to work for food.
[A] [E] He knew how the nation was doing by the length [Bm] of a sidewalk cigarette butt, _ [A] born with an
aching wanderlust [E]
embedded in his [E] gut.
Hounded, beaten, laughed at, broke, [Bm] chased out of every town [A] with his walk-in stick scepter,
[E] with his shredded coffee can [F#m] crowned the last [B] _ [A] _
_ [E] of the hobo kings. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] He was the last _ _ [A] _
_ of the [E] hobo kings. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [E] _ _ The last freemen are hobos, [Bm] Steinbeck said, and he paid them cash.
_ [A]
The stories that he bought from them [E] helped him write the Grapes of Wrath.
But boxcars have been sealed for [Bm] years and trespassers, [E] they do time.
[A]
Railroad yards are razor [E]-wired and hoboing's a [A] crime.
[E] So here's to ya, steam train Morrie, [Bm] hold that westbound tight [A] as you ride off into history.
[E] The last hobo, the last [G#] ride, the [F#m] last _ [A] _ _ of the [E] hobo kings.
_ _ _ _ He [F#] was the last _ [A] _ _ of [E] the hobo kings. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _